# Amputations at John W. Danforth Company
> OSHA SIR `2018066152` · 6/21/2018 · LACKAWANNA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** John W. Danforth Company
- **Location:** Lackawanna High School, LACKAWANNA, NEW YORK, 14218
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a threaded rod with a portable bandsaw. The saw jumped and struck his left hand, cutting and pulling his cut-resistant glove into the guard and amputating the tip of his left index finger.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*